The Hamilton College Contemporary Voices and Visions Series opens the 2005-06 season with the Ethos Percussion Group and the Masters of Indian Music on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m., at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.
The Ethos Percussion Group devotes itself to advancing the art of percussion in both performance and education. The ensemble's trademark is its performance of many musical styles from around the world on an eclectic array of instruments. Ethos' recordings, the first of which was released in 1996, have included works by John Cage and David Hollinden, in addition to the world premiere of Michael Daugherty's Used Car Salesman.
Ethos has performed at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the American Museum of Natural History. The ensemble played at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall for Lou Harrison's eightieth birthday celebration.
At this performance, Ethos will collaborate with Indian musicians Pandit Samir Chatterjee on Tabla and Pandit Ramesh Misra on Sarengi to present the confluence of ancient and modern percussion. Since 1982, Samir, one of India's leading Tabla players, has toured the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, among others. Samir has accompanied acclaimed Indian musicians such as Pt. Ravi Shankar and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. He currently resides in New York, where he works with musicians such as Pauline Oliveros and Ravi Coltrane.
Having mastered the Sarengi, one of the most difficult string instruments, Pandit Ramesh Misra is renowned for his work in Indian classical music. Presently studying with the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar, he has appeared at most of the world's major music festivals. Ramesh Misra has also been featured in many recordings, including solo work of his own.
This performance will feature the Hamilton College Choir in collaboration with the Ethos Percussion Group. Ethos and the College Choir, under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb, will perform the Missa Luba, a Mass in Congolese arranged by Guido Haazen for a mixed choir, with a tenor soloist and percussion work.
Tickets for this performance are $18 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $5 for students. All seating is general admission. For more information or tickets, call the box office at (315) 859-4331, 1-4 p.m. weekdays.
The Ethos Percussion Group devotes itself to advancing the art of percussion in both performance and education. The ensemble's trademark is its performance of many musical styles from around the world on an eclectic array of instruments. Ethos' recordings, the first of which was released in 1996, have included works by John Cage and David Hollinden, in addition to the world premiere of Michael Daugherty's Used Car Salesman.
Ethos has performed at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the American Museum of Natural History. The ensemble played at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall for Lou Harrison's eightieth birthday celebration.
At this performance, Ethos will collaborate with Indian musicians Pandit Samir Chatterjee on Tabla and Pandit Ramesh Misra on Sarengi to present the confluence of ancient and modern percussion. Since 1982, Samir, one of India's leading Tabla players, has toured the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, among others. Samir has accompanied acclaimed Indian musicians such as Pt. Ravi Shankar and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. He currently resides in New York, where he works with musicians such as Pauline Oliveros and Ravi Coltrane.
Having mastered the Sarengi, one of the most difficult string instruments, Pandit Ramesh Misra is renowned for his work in Indian classical music. Presently studying with the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar, he has appeared at most of the world's major music festivals. Ramesh Misra has also been featured in many recordings, including solo work of his own.
This performance will feature the Hamilton College Choir in collaboration with the Ethos Percussion Group. Ethos and the College Choir, under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb, will perform the Missa Luba, a Mass in Congolese arranged by Guido Haazen for a mixed choir, with a tenor soloist and percussion work.
Tickets for this performance are $18 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $5 for students. All seating is general admission. For more information or tickets, call the box office at (315) 859-4331, 1-4 p.m. weekdays.
